Using Anki Efficiently For Studying: “Root Cause” Edition
In this mini-course, I’m going to share with you the most important lessons from manually creating 4000+ flashcards… …so that you can use Anki more efficiently, remember what you learn, …
How to Study for Exams in 2 Days Without Ineffective Hacks
In this post, I’m going to walk you through an easy-to follow, 9-step process to help you cram effectively for your exams — by studying for just a couple of hours …
What’s the point?
Right now, you’re at a single point. You want to achieve a result? Then move to another point. But of course, you have to find it first. When you know …
Best Anki Settings: My Recommended Values
In this lesson, you’re going to learn my recommended Anki settings and how settings work in a more practical manner. That’s because I don’t only want you to have “ready-made” …
How to Make Better Anki Flashcards: Principles for High-Quality Questions
Hi, Al here. In this post, you’re going to learn the most important principles I learned from experience that will help you create high-quality, memorable flashcards you can use in …
How to Create an Anki Deck That Maximizes Learning
In this post, you’re going to learn how to create an Anki deck that not only makes learning more effective, but also more creative. Specifically, you’re going to learn how …
How to Use Anki: An Efficient Tutorial for Beginners
Hi, welcome here. In this post, you’re going to learn how to start using Anki in the most efficient way possible — based on my experience. Whether you’re using Anki …
Zettelkasten Method: How to Take Smart Notes for Knowledge Management
Author’s Note: This is the Zettelkasten guide I wish existed when I started. By no means is this guide perfect, nor am I trying to imply that this is the …
The One Thing You Need to Learn to Fight Information Overload
When people value their attention and energy, they become valuable. The thing is, we can only do rare and valuable work when we pay attention to our attention. (Let’s call that …
Self-Reliance by Ralph Waldo Emerson (Translation by Adam Khan) Book Notes
If you’re not familiar with Ralph Waldo Emerson…don’t worry, I’m not, too. But seriously, this guy is pretty woke. I like the way he thinks about nonconformity and confidence in …
Why You Need to Master How to Learn New Things Faster
Despite being a valuable idea by itself, learning faster only has a few fans. Lucky for us—we don’t need any more competition than our intellectually-gifted friends. However, there’s something I …
Best Books on Learning: My Personal Favorites & FREE Resources
What a fascinating experience. Reading one of the best books on learning faster is perhaps one of the best time investments you could make for your career. After reading one …
Make it Stick Book Summary by Peter Brown
Make it Stick on Amazon: https://amzn.to/34Pa1GM Ironic. That’s how I describe successful learning. We’re expected to already know study strategies that actually work. But then, that’s like saying “you should …
Hyperfocus Book Summary by Chris Bailey: How to Manage Your Attention in a World of Distraction
Download Hyperfocus for FREE: https://amzn.to/34fwP2iBuy Hyperfocus on Amazon: https://amzn.to/2LhfiiY Have you ever tried time management techniques, but still not getting any more productive? According to Chris Bailey, author of The …
Ultralearning Book Summary by Scott Young: Master Hard Skills, Accelerate Your Career, Outsmart the Competition
Have you ever dreamed of becoming a professional guitarist, a fluent N1 Nihongo speaker, a 5-star-dish-cooking chef, or even an internationally known writer? Or perhaps you just realized that you …
Learn Math On Your Own! 9 Steps Anybody Can Do
If you could understand plain English and have access to the Internet, then you can definitely study Math on your own. After you implement everything in this guide, you’ll learn …
Note-Taking Methods: 11 Effective Ways to Step Up Your Note-Taking Skills (& Tips from Successful Students)
Note: I just moved this post from Improveism, my old website. Some of the links here might be broken. Taking notes is quite frustrating. You listen attentively, jot down what …
A Mind for Numbers Book Summary by Barbara Oakley, Ph.D.
Download A Mind for Numbers for FREE: https://amzn.to/2Ldk2Wt Do these sound familiar? You can’t solve a problem when focusing, and only when the exam is over, you realize the solution. …
How to Pass the PRC Board Exams (Revised Edition)
UPDATE (03/08/2020): I revised this guide for the general audience. Plus I included the best resource you can read for the board exams at the Conclusion. This post is pretty …